The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-02-19

''Cousin Babl" And Trever, indig
nant lest Bah should have been listen
ing, went through the portieres into tn,
painting room, the moon, as it were
followed him.
"No one to be seen--on into the gar
den he passed. Barbara was in hei
room; he could see the reflection OF he
form on the drawn blind. Instead o
returning to the spot where he had lef
Madge he walked down the garden ant
called her to come to him. "The nigh
was so beautiful, the moon so bright,
he said, ut was better there than in
doors"
From the garden they strolled int;
an adjoining wood, along pathwa,
leading to the village where Miss
Craigie dwelt The vicar was her nm
Gle, and she was on visit there for 1
while. Nor did they come back tt
Trevor's cottage that evening; on TIL,
contrary he went into the vicarage ano
stayed talking to the vicar till past II
o'clock.
How he should tell Barbara that h,
was absolutely engaged to Madgt
Craigie puzzled him not a little during
his walk home, and probably would
have engrossd him even more had not
his thoughts been diverted from
il by almost feeling of annoyance
that his Madge should be on friendly
terms with the half brother whose very
name was never mentioned in Heath
field Cottage.
When he reached home all was silent
ms the grave the glass door leading
from the sitting room to the garden was
ajar, as Miss Craigie had left it when
she Joined him, the lamp was still burn
ing on the writing table, everything
was as she had left it. No-the draw
was still wide open, but the papers had
been touched. He noticed it at glance:
those which had attracted Madge Graf
gie's attention, with Wilfrid Lanes
name on them. were gone.
Pearly drops burst forth on Trevor's
brow as he perceived it, and staggering
into the seat which Madge had but re-
Gently quilted, he remained there for
time immovable. What did she know
of Wilfrid Lane was the question he
asked himself over and over again
Were tine details of this mans shame
full past known:to her-had she aught t.
do with them? Could it be possible tina
she had made tho excuse of sending
him away in search of bogies, while sh,
possessed herself of letters and docu
ments inculpating Wilfrid Lane? No
no-the thought was madness.
Yet the papers were gone, and tina
they did inculpate Wilfrid Lane very
heavily there was little doubt, since
more than one of them was forgery o
his half-brother's name, and it was by
the holding of them that Trevor sue
ceeded in keeping the vaurien out o
England, and his own hearth and HON,
In peace.
Cousin Barbara's warnings agains
Miss Craigie rose like spectres into hi
mind, and would not be chased ava,
let him struggle as resolutely as h,
would. Madge and none other had
been in that room, and the papers wert
gone-the case was conclusive. And ht
had promised to marry this woman
What should he do GO to her as soon a;
possible, accuse her straightforwardly o
the theft, demand the return of the stoler
papers, and then spurn her image fol
ever from his heart.
That was the decision he arrived a
while he sat gazing at the open drawer
and the clock struck four before he at
tempted to go to bed.
To bed, but not to sleep; and when hi
met Cousin Barbara at breakfast he
looked pale and haggard, and was very
silent, while Bah grumbled away in hei
usual style over the thousand and one
petty annoyances which she managed te
find at every turn.
At last Trevor rose and took up hi
hat.
"Going out, Trevor, instead of t.
work."
He leaned over her and kissed her
GAY, only for a little while, dear cousin
shall soon be back, and we will have
some long hours together in the painting
room"
"Yes-silent hours, while you ar,
dreaming Of that Miss Craigie's false
bewitching face. You'll rue it, Trevor
you'll rue it, as I'm living woman
"He was gone, but her words followed
him all through the woods; seemed t
be echoing through the leaves.
In the vicarage garden stood Madgei
fresh and pure and lovely looking, in the
daintest Of blue muslins. She kissed
her hand to him when from some dis.
lance she perceived him, and he scarce.
" returned the salutation as coldly az
he intended, for at the sight Of hel
more than half of his suspicious seemed
to disappear.
3. Her love q sham, her kisses but tc
betray? Could woman be so false9